The first 200 pages should give me some idea of the fundamentals, including:

Multidimensional BISM

MDX

Data Sources and Data Views

Dimension Design

Cube Design

I’m also hoping that this will help me to shape the agenda for the rest of the week, as it would be nice to know where I’m going.

As I type, the source code and samples are downloading from the Wrox site, and I’ve already restored a copy of my production OLTP database to my laptop, because I’d like to work with my data this week as I build and explore.

The poor-man’s version of a Keurig/Tassimo coffee maker that they’ve got here in the hotel is passable, but I may have to venture out and get something that doesn’t taste so much like puddle water.